if an agreement is not reached by the end of the year, a series of tax increases and spending cuts will automatically kick in. lawmakers in both major parties say they're willing to compromise. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is avoid becoming brief and republicans should put revenue on the table. >> the big questions are weather republicans are open to some forms of tax increases and whether democrats will consider cuts to entitlement programs. >>> a san francisco's couple challenge of the defense of marriage act will be one of several the u.s. supreme court considers this week. they will decide whether to hear an appeal of the prop 8. they're expected to meet this week to decide which cases it will hear next year. >>> on this monday, while we're cyber shopping, it's about the fog today. >> it is. >> sorry about that. >> dangerous out there. >> it's pretty tough, you're driving along, clear skies and all of a sudden you hit the fog that's out there. the numbers on the chilly side as well as we start off monday. we'll be talking wet